Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres
Final

Rank
Lane
Name
Nationality
Time
Notes
-
4
Ohuruogu, ChristineChristine Ohuruogu
Great Britain
49.62
WL
-
6
Williams, SherickaShericka Williams
Jamaica
49.69
PB
-
7
Richards, SanyaSanya Richards
United States
49.93
-
4
5
Gushchina, YuliaYulia Gushchina
Russia
50.01
PB
5
2
Whyte, RosemarieRosemarie Whyte
Jamaica
50.68
-
6
8
Montsho, AmantleAmantle Montsho
Botswana
51.18
-
DSQ
9
Kapachinskaya, AnastasiaAnastasia Kapachinskaya
Russia
50.03
PB
DSQ
3
Firova, TatianaTatiana Firova
Russia
50.11
SB

Question: Who were the first and second place finishers, and how much did first win by?
Answer: Christine Ohuruogu ran in 49.62 seconds, just pipping Shericka Williams by 0.07 seconds in 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres.